Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.